Bulyea Heights, Edmonton

Bulyea Heights is a residential neighbourhood in the Riverbend area of south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood overlooks Whitemud Creek Ravine. The neighbourhood is named for George H. V. Bulyea, first Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Alberta.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Terwillegar Drive, on the south by Rabbit Hill Road, on the north by Whitemud Drive, and on the east by the Whitemud Creek Ravine.

Residential development

Bulyea Heights is a newer neighbourhood with residential development beginning in the late 1980s. According to the 2001 federal census, just under half (45.8%) of all residences were constructed between 1986 and 1990. The other half (53.2%) were constructed during the 1990s. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BULYEA%20HEIGHTS.pdf]

The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single family dwelling. These account for nine out of every ten (89%) residences in the neighbourhood. The other one residence in ten (11%) are duplexes. [Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes.] Substantially all (98%) of all residences are owner occupied. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/BULYEA%20HEIGHTS.pdf]

chools

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, George H. Luck School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

urrounding neighborhoods

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Ramsay Heights
North = Brookside
Northeast = Whitemud Creek
West = Ramsay Heights, Rhatigan Ridge
Centre = Bulyea Heights
East = Whitemud Creek
Southwest = Falconer Heights
South = Carter Crest
Southeast = Ogilvie Ridge

On the other side of the Whitemud Creek Ravine, to the east, are the neighbhourhoods of Aspen Gardens, Lansdowne, and Westbrook Estates.

References

External links

* [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/BULYEA%20HEIGHTS.pdf5.8% Bulyea Heights Neighbourhood Profile]